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NATION A L
EDITORIAL
SUSTAINING MtMUI
New York
Chicago
No longer
any American
at Cottane
avoid the responsibility for learn-
i ing everything possible about per
sonal and community survival.
subscription for less than three months
This is the key admonition in
3 Moa an illustrated leaflet just publish
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Administration, entitled “Facts
Editor, Publisher About the H-Bomb"
Cine million of the leaflets, de
New» Editor. Phones 555, 55«. 238 3
Society Editor, Phone» 555, 55«, 501-Y signed to tel) Americans how they
i can survive a superbomb attack
¡and the accompanying peril of
radioactive tall-out, .ire being dis-
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By Mrs. Ruby Meacham
Phone 9981:4
Dear Editor:
CURTIN
Miss Patty Thomp
son of Rogue River came up Sun
day for a two weeks’ visit with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
J R. Sowles. They left Tuesday
morning for a short trip to Port
land and then to Oregon City
where they visited Mrs Sowles’
ister and then on to Vancouver,
Wash, where they visited Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Lane. Mrs. Sowles
brother-in-law, George Hale, has
Ixcn with the paper mills there
for 38 years so took Mr. and Mrs
Sowles thru the paper mills where
they
th< grinding of
wood and on thin to tin
"The H-Bomb," the leaflet
। points out. "is bigger than the
, A-bomb but it is still a bomb.
। Il has its limits, ¡is does any other
National Advertising Representative
weapon. It makes the civil defense
problem larger, lint not different
Demonstrating that there are
Civic Pride Ought to Put Vandalism
practical limits to the amount of
The Curtin chool gave a va
destruction that can
on the Run
riety show (,n Friday evening to
by a single bomb of any kind, the raise money lor baseball suits for
M hen the public develops enough civic pride, public tollowing statistics aie cited:
property will be safer from destruction by vandals, who A bomb 1.000 times as powerful its players The show was plan-
mil and put on by the students
know better. It is a difficult task to keep any sort of recrea as the Hiroshima Ixmib will not themselve:
Inc show consisted ol
tional facilities in working order and if you don’t believe this cause damage 1,000 time as far a piano duet, songs, tumbling and
away only to times as far. It acrobatic acts, a square dance by
take a look around the city park or the Wilson Recreation will harm an aiea only 100 tin« .
primary room and eight dif-
spot on the Cottage Grove lake shore. It’s going to take as large not 1,000 time as large. . the
ferent bo. mg matches of three
watching to keep the swimming pool facilities from being
Hounds each. The program was
how big the size very much enjoyed by a packi d
destroyed, until some pride can be developed to deter those of atomic weapons,
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who would destroy public property.
states, “w rn u s t concern our house. Pop corn was sold before
the pro,'ram. The children cleared
Laws against destruction of this sort are not effective, selves with their effect on people $103,
will buy their uni
nnkijjB people want to enforce them bad enough, to report ind things. While the dividing line forms, which
they will have in
oetween various damage areas of time to which
any violation.
wear for their ball game
atomic blast are never sharp and wath Latham
on Friday.
There is a law against throwing garbage along the public
cut, the effects
felt
There will be a meeting of the '
roads, but the roads are still pretty well littered with trash. generally in four different areas.
"1. The A-ring
a central area church board April 13 at the
Probably some improvement has been made, but not as much
around
the
or (¡round grange hall. Everyone is urged to i
as will be made when the public will not hesitate to perform a j Zero in which destruction
is so come.
Mr. Drake lias been rehired by j
civic duty by reporting acts of vandalism of this sort.
complete that neither people nor
What brought about a thought of this kind? There is building have much chance of sur- the school Im.ard to teach again
an increasing number of people interested in maintaining | i viving.
A bridal shower was held the
The B-ring a larger belt
public projects for recreation or for beauty. We understand J I of "2.
heavy damage around the cen- afternoon of March 24 at the
for instance that the garden clubs hesitate to plant flowers ' tral area. This ring is alxiut three j home of Mrs. J. R. Sowles in
and shrubs at the new West .Main Street bridge, offered by times as large as the A-ring. In honor of Mrs Erwin Goins, a
the Junior Chamber of Commerce, because such efforts] the B-ring, injury to people and cent bride. The afternoon was
destruction of buildings would he spent in visiting and inspectin',
might be destroyed by vandals as experienced here before | severe,
the many nice gifts.
but not complete.
Refreshment
served to
"3. The C-ring a still larger
circular belt of lesser damage the following: Mmes. Otto Greg
Unemployment Chief Subject
around the B-ring. Injuries to ory, John Jacob, Willis Booher.
in this area would range Elizabeth Galdabini, Jess Bullard.
Unemployment seems to be on legislators' minds to an people
Bob Gordineer, J. W. Black. Ar
moderate to light.
unusual degree for these times when nearly everyone has a from
"1 The D-ring where damage vin Black. Loyd Black, Leslie
job. Compensation rates are being raised in a majority of would be light and all of the rest Crane, Norman Suiter, Lula Orey,
states. New York’s Republican majority and Democratic mi of the countryside beyond the lim Gene Remington, Ralph Marv ick,
Goins, Grace Goins, Sidnev
nority leaders comjrete for credit ‘for an increase from $30 its of even light damage from the Erwin
blast However, much of this area Meacham Jr., and Miss Emil.v
a week to $36, assured of passage soon. Rhode Island has can
be affected by the fall-out Goins. Out of town guests were
passed a more complicated measure, raising unemployment of radioactive particles resulting Mrs. Grace Moorman of Drain,
insurance in some cases by as much as $30 a month.‘Idaho from certain kinds of nuclear at Mrs. Philip Holt and Misses Barb
ara and Wanda Holt of Creswell.
tack.
has voted a similar measure.
Mmes. Donald Gilman. Sam Gil
Zones
In 26 other states legislation is moving through the mill. Danger
"If you live or work near the man. Jay Suiter and Eldon Thomp
Union leadership is not quite as happy over this activity heart of a probable aiming [mint, son of Lorane, Mrs. Clay Galdi-
as one might expect. In the years since most of the programs it will take a well-rehearsed civil bini and Mrs. Howard Gilman of
defense dispersal plan and early Cottage Grove. Also Mrs. Drake
were set up, workers have devised some ingenious methods attack
warning from the Air Force and Mrs. Keeran came right after
for collecting money that the legislators hadn’t intended to to evacuate
you to safety when school. Several who were unable
to attend sent gifts for the young
have paid out. Requirements are now being rewritten to the alert sounds.
make sure the jobless one doesn't refuse jobs too capricious "If you live or work within couple.
At the regular grange meeting
of secondary blast effects,
ly; that he doesn’t alternate the minimum qualifying period reach
in an area where damage probably of the North Douglas Grange Fri
of work with the maximum period on the jobless fund’s rolls, would be heavy, dispersal is still day evening Mr. Frank Ashley,
and that he doesn’t get himself fired deliberately.
your best chance of staying alive. the County Commissioner of Rose
and the road superintendent
Unions contend that the instances of chiseling under "If you live so far from the burg
center of a target area that dam will lie present to give a talk and
present regulations are too few to justify reprisals, which is age
probably would be light, you answer any questions before the
what they term the new restrictions.
still need a home shelter for great grange meeting. I Hiring the Jcc-
er security from troth blast and tliter’s hour Mr Keeran is going
radioactive fall-out. And von to show some slides of pictures
should know how to render first he has taken.
‘Riders’ Are Illogical
aid. put out small fires, and take
Besides pointing up the fiscal irresponsibility of a ma other civil defense measures to
jority of the House of Representatives, the recent vote in help yourself and others.
"If you live well beyond any
favor of a further tax reduction in face of continued deficit
target area, you still need
financing emphasized anew a weakness in Congress' manner likely
to know first aid. how to feed |
of handling such questions.
the hungry, shelter the homeless, i
Detroit
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Philadelphia
Weekly Newspaper Representatives, Inc
a iieart
4th Annual Traffic
Court Conference
At Eugene, 18-20+h
Here is a child’s world —balanced on faith, lighted by love,
warmed in the safety of a mother’s arms, a father’s smile.
Here is a world of little hearts, all too small for breaking.
What dark shadow could Cancer cast on such a sheltered
world? Well, there are some 160,000children whom cancer
has robbed of their fathers. And more than 175,000 others
have had to learn to live without a mother.
Not even the young are safe, for Cancer yearly claims
more children from three to fifteen years of age than any
other disease. It strikes in two out of every three families.
It plays no favorites.
But there is hope...brave, bright hope. For Cancer cm.
be conquered. I he vast army led by the American Cancer
Society— scientists, doctors, technicians, volunteers —wage
daily war on man’s crudest enemy.
You can help conquer cancer. With a check — to help
others. With an annual medical checkup — to help yourself.
Remember, every year some 75,000 men, women and
children win personal victories over Cancer —and live.
One of them might be you —or someone close and dear to
you. \\ ill you help? W e need you.
American Cancer Society
GENTLEMEN: I want to help conquer Cancer.
□ Please send me free information about Cancer.
□ Enclosed is my contribution of $
to the Cancer Crusade.
Name.
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Address.
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Internship Plan
Announced by Sen.
Richard Neuberger
The tax cut voted by the House was in the form of a
rider to a measure intended to have quite an opposite effect, yourself. And you should plan ad- '
cover against radio-active
PORTLAND, ORE. (Special)
a proposal to maintain at present levels other taxes scheduled equate
fall-out.
An opport unit y for an Oregon col
by law to be reduced.
Emphasizing that the best lege graduate whose interest is
legislation which raises and reduces taxes at the same means of protcctibn from the im- | in poutical sc t nee to has e orx
time just doesn t make sense. The two aims serve contrary mediate effects of atomic or hy- | year of experience on the legis
drogen bombs are distance from i lative tiring line in Washington
purposes and should be considered separately.
the center of the explosion and D. ('., has been announced by Sen
I he President can neither veto no sign such legislation the protection of suitable shelter, ator
Richard L. Neuberger’s of-
without taking a course unfavorable to him, that of widening the leaflet urges all citizens to ■fice.
"cooperate fully with your local
I'ho Senator’s internship plan
the gap between spending and deficit.
defense authorities. They which is designed to encourage
legislation such as that offers a good argument for civil
want to help you learn how to superior students to enter the field
presidential power for an item veto on fiscal legislation. That
ue attacked What of government, is open to Ixith
would give the President the right to reject items which don't you do heforr the explosion can men and women who arc gradu
What you do after ating seniors and who have ex
lit in with the general intent of the legislation in question.
the explosion < an also save lives, hibited "sincere interest and out
It would mean considering them on their own merits.
including your own."
standing ability in the study of
— Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gazette
It continues;
problems of our society and gov
USDA Appropriations Near Billion
1 he American Fann Bureau Federation in its news-
lettei of April 4, reports the House of Representatives last
week passed and sent to the U. S. Senate a bill to appn.pt iate
a total of $878.625,319 for the U. S Depaitment of A gricul
ture for the fiscal year of July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956.
The bill sent to the senate provides an increase of
$7,285,000 for agriculture research over the entrent fiscal
year Funds for cooperative extension work were increased
$5,800,000 and a threatened cut of $15,000,000 in the school
lunch fund was restored.
"All 160 million Americans at
home must accept an active part
in civil defense prepardness. Or
ganized civil defense is both a
shield and a sword. It can reduce
appreciably the loss of lives and
property under enemy attack,
help us get back on our feet fast
er. maintain out will to win But
a sound civil defense coupled with
a st t ong military defense, can al-
so help deter an enemy from
stalling a war by making aggres
sion unprofitable."
Lane GOP Central
Committee to Hear
Banks Getting Fewer
Harris Ellsworth
One national trend, which might be termed monopolistic
The Lar«' eountv GOP
goes on without interruptions despite congressional investi
gations and this is the merger of many banks, presumably
for economic reasons. Banks have either merged to strength
en their financial position or have been bought by the so-
called chains.
No statistics are available as to the number of mergers
or those that have become chains of a parent bank, but the
number of banks in the nation has dwindled to half the
number serving the various communities at the beginning of
the depression.
The Name's The Same
But Thai's About All
BERLIN US Army Corpora)
Lloyd L. Cahill isn't double talk
ing when he says. "I like the duty
here in Berlin, but I'd much rath
er be back in Berlin."
Cahill is stationed in Beilin.
Germany, with the Sixth Infantry
Regiment. His home is in Berlin.
N Y
Cahill, son of Mr and Mrs Ed
ward Cahill of (Box 636i Berlin.
N. Y., said his hometown came
by its name honestly.
A group of immigrants from
Berlin, Germany settled there in
the 1700's and named it after their
old home.
central
committee will meet April 7. ¡it
the county court house in Eugene,
according to Roland Rodman,
chairman The committee «ill
hear « talk from Harris Ellsworth,
congressman from this district,
and elect a vice chaii man to suc-
ceed Mrs
Evelyn Chamberlin,
who has resigned
ernment.” The successful eandi-
date. will act as a research intern
on Senator Neuberger's Washing
ton staff for one year.
Selection of the candidate will
be made by a committee and ap-
lications should be made thru the
political sea nce depart merits of
Otegon colleges and universities.
lx»th tax-supported and indepen
dent, between Api il 1 and May 1
Cuidukites will lie intel xu-wed b)
the committee during May ¡mil
selection of the intern will be
inaili' Ix'fort' June 1. Senator Neu-
licrgers office. 502 New Fliedner
Building, Portland, announced
P.iy for the .'ear e! duty which
will begin September 1. 1955 will
be $3.625 51,
For RENT or SALE
ROYAL STANDARD TYPEWRITERS
in first class condition.
BIG DAY—Mr. and Mrs. Hans Frederick Behringer, left, and
Brigadier General and Mrs. A. J. D. Biddle reflect the joy
young f Hilda Behringer expresses over the naturalization of
her parents. The former German officer and his wife were
sponsored for citizenship by the Biddles in Washington. D. C.
Also new adding machines as low as $90.00.
Cottage Grove Sentinel
Ph. 555
CHAMPION is here
SELL IT THRU THE
WANTADS
The Sentinel
TODAY’S ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
First Oil Test
In Northwest Ore
Will Start Soon
Preliminary work is underway
for drilling the first modern oil
test in Northwestern Oregon, ac
cording to E. V Burns, regional
manager of the Standard Oil Co . i
of California. location of the test ’
is about ten miles southwest from I
Astoria.
The announcement said the new
test known as the Hoagland unit
#1. follows several years of geo- i
logical tests in the area. It is
part of the $2<XMMM>.ooo program
of exploration and development
the company officials said.
Si'Pfwr
pcwq .
Mrs Esther Trunneil. one of
LOCAL
SCèJOCi. 3^0
your able correspondents who is
always interested in public affairs,
has posed some questions that
taxpayers in the rural fire dis
trict ar<» asking as a result of my
recent Letter to the Editor ccn-
’ cerning the coming budget elec
tion in the district and the new
contract with the city. The ques
tions and answers are as follow's:
Q. How will the millage bo
based on a new rural district
budget of approximately $15,000? ।
Will it be a flat 6 mills?
A. Actually it will not be a flat
6 mills. Six mills levy would raise
$19,740, according to figures from
the County Assessor’s office. It
would not be necessary to levy
six mills unless the rural commit
tee felt that it could not count on
loo percent collections (and usu-
ally 10 percent non-collections
have to be figured). If the rural
district were able to use some of
Plans for Oregon's fourth an
its present surplus of $20,(XM), the
tax load could further tie light nual regional traffic court con
ened. At the present this sum is ference, to be held April 18, 19
in a sinking fund for new equip and 20 in Eugene, are now com
ment, but might be able to be plete, it was announced today by
transferred to the general fund Dr. Howard J. Akers, admims-
In my recent Letter to the Edi- trative assistant, general exten
i tor, with a budget of $15,000 and sion division.
| a 5 mill levy the tax was based as
Municipal judges and justices of
follows: If a taxpayer owned a the peace from every section of
$6,000 property, the assessed value the state will attend th<> event,
would be one-fourth, or $1,500, to hear discussions of traffic court
and 5 mills times $1,500 would be procedure, problems of driver im
$7.50 per year. At six mills it provement and of jurisdiction, and
would mean $9.00.
laws of evidence, arrest, search
Q. Why can’t the assessed valu and seizure.
ation for purposes of a rural fire
The annua! affair is sponsored
district tax be based on the build jointly by the University of Ore
ings and say a limitation of five gon law school and the general
| acres of land, instead of the entire extension division, in cooperation
property owned by a taxpayer? with the American Bar Associa
Mrs. Trunneil gave as an illustra tion and the Traffic Institute of
tion that a farmer owning 100 Northwestern University. Confer
acres of land would not want to ence leaders include:
pay taxes for fire protection on
Dean Orlando J. Hollis of the
the 100 acres.
law school; Dean-elect Philip G.
A. The County Assessor’s office Ho!Iman of the general extension
has advised that the fire district division; Robert
Thornton,
taxes are included in the other state attorney-general; James P.
county taxes paid, so a segrega Economos, director of the traffic
tion cannot be made.
court program for the American
It has also been pointed out Bai- Association; Dr. Viron A.
that some of the worst fires are Moore, assistant dean of the gen
field fires. The only areas that eral extension division and confer
can be excluded, and'these are ex ence host; and Robert L. Donigan,
cluded by law, are railroad rights of the traffic institute at North
western.
of way and forest land.
Another question posed by some
persons is concerning the chart
run on page one of the Sentinel Walter C. Boggs
last week about budgets in other
cities. Actually, this chart did not , Walter C. Boggs, 59, Cottage
give a true picture of comparison, Grove, died in Bremerton. Wash.,
since many of the cities listed Sunday, April 3, following an ex
have smaller staffs, and in many tended illness. He was bom at
cases the city limits run farther Leeper, Mo., December 22, 1895.
out than they do in Cottage Previous to World War I, Mr.
Boggs taught school in Kansas.
Grove.
However, the question of econ H<? was married to Sylvia Magee
omy is of course a sound one. as in Rockford, Colo., in 1922. He
posed by the Sentinel, and when came to Oregon in 1941, and was
the city budget committee goes । a veteran of World War I.
into session soon it will as usual
Besides his widow, he is sur
consider each item for its worth ’ vived by five sons and three
and will not authorize spending of daughters: Gerald, Eugene; Mel
taxpayers' money needlessly.
ford, Pullman, Wash.; W. C. Jr.,
Houston, Texas; Elmer and Ar
Joan H. Gallo
thur, Cottage Grove; Mrs. Myrna
Jones, Cottage Grove, Sharon, at
Editor’s Note:
home; Mrs. Beulah Crawford,
It is our understanding that Manchester, Wash.; 13 grandchil
real property is rendered for taxes dren; one brother and four sisters.
at 45 percent of its actual value
Funeral services will be held at
and not 25 percent. Thus if the Smith Funeral Chapel Satur
the representative of the tax as day at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev.
sessor's office placed a valuation Scott Ryan officiating. Burial will
of $10,000 on your home, you be in Rest Haven Memorial Park,
would pay on an approximate Eugene. Military services will be
value of $4,500.
conducted at the grave.
COMPETITION
Prohibits it,
constructs a national
plan. Can compel
compliance with
plan even in
privately-owned
t
industries.
n
Subscribes to it but
largely eliminates it
through State-fixing
of prices and
production quotas.
Competition as an inherent right estab
lished by custom and upheld by law. De
termines efficiency, technological progress,
price and standard of living.
Prohibits it, and enforces State-coopera-
tion and State planning by police action.
COMMUNISM
SOCIALISM
; FASCISM
CAPITALISM